Friday, September 5, 2025 STRIKES ► From KOIN — Union members reject district’s ‘final offer’ as Evergreen Public Schools...
Thursday, September 4, 2025 STRIKES ► From the union-busting Columbian — La Center teachers strike demanding ‘a fair contract...
Wednesday, September 3, 2025 STRIKES ► From KATU — School cancelled in La Center as teachers hit the picket...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 3, 2018) — Meet Graciela Nuñez Pargas, the Washington State Labor Council’s Legislative Intern for the 2018 session. “I am so excited to join...
Wednesday, January 3, 2018 DEFEND THE DREAM ► In today’s NY Times — Ex-officials urge faster action to shield ‘dreamers’ — The window for legislative action to...
Tuesday, January 2, 2018 The Entire Staff of The Stand has been on leave for a bit, so the following daily news links include some...
SEATTLE (Jan. 2, 2018) — What did Mother Mary Harris Jones do to earn the title of The Most Dangerous Woman in America? Find out when...
OLYMPIA (Jan. 2, 2018) — As of yesterday, hundreds of thousands of working people in Washington state got a raise and access to paid sick and...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Dec. 20, 2017) — The Republican-controlled Congress gave final approval this week to major legislation that rewrites the U.S. tax code in ways that...
Wednesday, December 20, 2017 The Entire Staff of The Stand is going on hiatus for the remainder of 2017. The site will experience very light...
Tuesday, December 19, 2017 AMTRAK CRASH ► In today’s News Tribune — Amtrak train derails onto I-5 in DuPont. 3 killed, dozens injured, freeway shut...
Study finds clean energy investments would create about 40,000 jobs/year OLYMPIA (Dec. 19, 2017) — A comprehensive new study released this month by the Political...
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